whether patients with chronic heart failure should take ASA
April 2001
Experts are now debating whether patients with chronic heart failure should take ASA.
Most of these patients have underlying artery disease...so you expect them to benefit from ASA to prevent heart attack and stroke.
But there are concerns that ASA might exacerbate heart failure...or reduce the benefits of using an ACE inhibitor.
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